Merit Badge of the Week: Aviation

Each Week We Will Spotlight One Merit Badge

For most of history, people have dreamed of flying, imagining how it would feel to soar through the sky like an eagle or hover in midair like a hummingbird, to float on unseen currents, free of Earth's constant tug, able to travel great distances and to rise above any obstacle. Today, through aviation, we can not only join the birds but also fly farther, faster, and higher than they ever could.

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Boy Scout Facts

8 out of every 100 scouts will enter a vocation first encountered through a merit badge.

2011 Colonial Classic Tickets On-sale!

Come join us for our 2011 Colonial Classic Sporting Clays Tournament

reception on Friday November 18th. The event will be starting at 7:00pm at the Yoder Barn and will include dinner, a silent auction and a live auction! We will be auctioning off exciting items such as tickets to see the Philadelphia Eagles vs the Dallas Cowboys, a double barrel shotgun, a plasma HDTV, and many many other great gifts! If you're interested you can sign up here. Tickets are $30 and the money raised will go to support Bayport Scout Reservation. If you have any questions please call the council office at (757) 595-3356.

Silver Beaver Nomination Form

Silver Beaver nominations are now being accepted. Please use the new Silver Beaver nomination form, attached here. The old form will not be accepted. All nominations are due by November 30, 2011. Forms may be submitted to the Scout Office, or to any district executive. If you have any questions, please call the Scout Office at (757) 595-3356

2012 University of Scouting- January 14

University of Scouting registration is now underway. This will be a two-part registration process. Please click here to register for the event on doubleknot. The leader's guide with course information as well as the application form will be coming soon.

Leave No Trace

Today, use of designated wilderness areas has increased from 4 million people in 1964, to 7 million people in 1974, to 15 million in 1984, 21 million in 1994, and nearly 30 million expected users in 2000. That’s a 750 percent increase in 30 years! As cities grow and populations encroach upon wild lands and recreation areas, we must do more than just pick up the litter and extinguish campfires. We must learn how to maintain the integrity and character of the outdoors for all living things. Leave No Trace is not simply a program for visiting the back country, it is an attitude and a way of life.

Quality Unit Program

U.S. Flag Retirements

The United States Flag Code states: "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. The Colonial Virginia Council has a large number of flags that need to be retired. If your unit would/could run a flag retirement ceremonies and help us to properly retire these flags, please stop by the Council office to pick up some flags. Attached are two different flag retirement ceremonies you can use. Ceremony #1orCeremony #2